NC71

The ICD-11 code for open wound of hip or thigh is NC71. The full clinical description is "Open wound of hip or thigh".

ICD-11 code NC71 represents “Open wound of hip or thigh”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC71 is in Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes NA00-NF2Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for NC71 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

NC71 has 8 child codes, including: NC71.0 (Laceration without foreign body of hip or thigh), NC71.1 (Laceration with foreign body of hip or thigh), NC71.2 (Puncture wound without foreign body of hip or thigh), NC71.3 (Puncture wound with foreign body of hip or thigh), and 4 more.